Why Conqueror is Overrated!
(Note: This is what former LCS player I Will Dominate had to say about the new Conqueror Rune on Darius is in the first 5 seconds of the video)
TL;DR Conqueror is suboptimal on Darius. His armor pen. From his E and his core item Black Cleaver and his true damage from bleeds and his ultimate make it not as worth.
Hello Summoners!
I’ll like to make a post on the situation of the New Conqueror Rune on Darius. I made a video explaining and giving evidence as to why Phase Rush and Grasp of the Undying is more optimal on Darius than Conqueror. I feel that the Conqueror rune is suboptimal.
4 Reasons Why Phase Rush Is Better
You can escape ganks. Darius is known as an immobile champion in League of Legends. Everyone knows that because of his slowness, he is prone to ganks. Any time you are about to get ganked, you can simply E, W, Q and run away from both the jungler and top laner at top speeds with also 70% slow resistance.
- You can avoid being kited and speed boost to the AD Carry Bringing phase rush especially against top laners who are ranged is extremely optimal on Darius. You can be sure to always land your E AA W Q and even run for the 5 stacks and dunk. In teamfights, you can abuse Phase Rush by AA, W, Q any frontline tank and rush to the AD Carry with your Q Flash or Flash E quickly turning the teamfight in your favor.
3.You can dodge skillshots with complete ease Phase Rush is also useful against tanks. For example, say you are against a Chogath, once you have him in with your pull, AA, W, Q proccing your phase rush, you can dodge his stun and even his silence with ease. This is also useful against someone like Lux or Gnar which allows you to dodge Lux’s stun or ultimate or gnar’s boomerang travelling back respectively.
- You have resistances to slow. One of the most crucial points of Darius is getting 5 stacks in a teamfight and then dunking the carries as soon as possible to reset his ultimate. But, the higher ELO you go, you’ll realize that once you get 5 stacks on any frontline or tank, you will be locked in slows and CC from your AD Carry. With phase rush, not only can you dodge skillshots you have 70% slow resistance allowing you to run down their carries winning the teamfight. This also allows you to land your Qs easily.
But isn’t Conqueror just a really good rune for lane dominance and more damage? Now many of you are thinking, but wait, Conqueror allows you to have complete lane dominance and more damage. While Conqueror does give you 20% true damage after 4 seconds in combat. And while it is true that your bleed or damage over time technically puts you in combat for 4 seconds, Darius’s innate E armor penetration against tanks doesn’t really make that extra true damage as useful as it could be. Not to mention, Black Cleaver is a core item for Darius, making the true damage not as useful. Also, as well, Darius’s bleed and his main ability of DUNKING are both true damage. The Conqueror rune doesn’t really become as optimal. Darius already does enough damage once he reaches his 5 stacks. What he needs is speed and mobility to escape dangerous ganks and to dive the backline.
Here’s what a RIOTER said about the rune… “The true damage conversion it offers is somewhat anti synergistic with champions who build pen or have it on their kits, or have true damage already,” Riot Meddler said. “Converting a % of your damage to true is much more valuable when that damage was previously getting mitigated at a high rate. If you'regot significant % pen/shred already (e.g. Darius with BC and his E armor pen) and/or deal a lot of true damage regardless (e.g. Fiora) you'll be getting less of a damage amp than champs without either. Might still be a good choice, especially if you're facing really tanky enemies, but less likely to be the strongest use case.”
Anyways, thanks for reading and please let me know your opinion, whether you agree or disagree.
Yours, Sarah. (Dunk Queen | Diamond 4 Darius Main). SUB TO ME ON youtube.com/c/dunkqueen THANKS! (:
